Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: West Devon · Region: South West
Explore Gidleigh, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gidleigh map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gidleigh, Devon, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Gidleigh |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | West Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.679992 |
| Longitude | -3.882108 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Granite boulders and the resilient ghosts of ancient enclosures define the rugged horizon surrounding Gidleigh. It lies 1.9 miles west-north-west of Chagford (from Chagford: bearing 285°T, OS grid SX 671 883), and is situated south of Throwleigh village. Within the expansive, wind-swept reaches of Dartmoor National Park, Gidleigh maintains a solitude that seems to hold its breath against the changing seasons. The skeletal remains of Gidleigh Castle stand as a silent witness to centuries of moorland weather, their weathered stones offering a stark contrast to the soft, shifting light that sweeps across the valley. Nearby, the clear, cold pulse of Moortown Brook carves its way through the landscape, feeding the quiet vitality of the earth. Gidleigh Tor rises sharply to the south, asserting a stoic presence over the low-lying pastures and tangled hedgerows. Here, the silence is not merely an absence of sound but a heavy, tangible presence that commands a certain reverence from the rare traveler. Every moss-covered wall and lichen-spotted outcrop suggests a history that has long since outgrown the need for human record.
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Explore Gidleigh, Devon, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.679992, -3.882108. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |